{
  "abstract": "Background Strong public support can increase the likelihood of adopting tobacco control policies. We assessed support for six commercial tobacco endgame policies in South Korea: limiting the nicotine in cigarettes, banning all additives in cigarettes, restricting the number of places where cigarettes are sold, and banning the manufacture and sales of cigarettes (unconditionally, with the provision of cessation support and with alternative tobacco products available).Methods Data were obtained from 4740 adults who completed the 2020 International Tobacco Control Korea Survey. Participants were categorised based on their nicotine use: (1) did not use any products, (2) vaped and/or used heated tobacco products (HTPs) but did not smoke cigarettes, (3) smoked cigarettes only and (4) smoked cigarettes and vaped and/or used HTPs. Attitudes towards the policies were classified as supportive, undecided or opposed. Weighted multinomial logistic regression models assessed support levels according to nicotine use.Results Support was highest for limiting the nicotine content in cigarettes (68.4%; 95% CI 64.6% to 72.3%) and restricting the number of retailers (68.1%; 95% CI 64.5% to 71.7%), and lowest for banning cigarette sales if alternative products are made available (45.0%; 95% CI 40.9% to 49.1%). People who did not use any products were most likely to support endgame policies, except for banning cigarette sales with alternatives available. The proportion of undecided participants exceeded 10% (range 13%–25%) for all policies.Conclusion There is a strong public support for tobacco endgame policies in South Korea. Further research should prioritise the development of strategies to ensure the effective implementation of highly supported policies.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)",
        "NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Heewon Kang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Wonjeong Yoon"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Family Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (the Republic of)",
        "Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Hong Gwan Seo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Korea Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Sungkyu Lee"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "National Tobacco Control Center, Korea Health Promotion Institute, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Sujin Lim"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "National Tobacco Control Center, Korea Health Promotion Institute, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Gil-yong Kim"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "National Tobacco Control Center, Korea Health Promotion Institute, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Su Young Kim"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Steve S Xu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Mi Yan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Anne C K Quah"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Janet Chung-Hall"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Lorraine V Craig"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Coral E Gartner"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada",
        "Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Geoffrey T Fong"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)",
        "Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)"
      ],
      "name": "Sung-il Cho"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Public support for tobacco endgame policies in South Korea: Findings from the 2020 International Tobacco Control Korea Survey",
  "uid": "13fe0c8c-ed46-5fdb-8e9a-54c8f5d9d9c5"
}